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Registered Nurses Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of registered nurses in Rockford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Registered Nurses in Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,250
25th Percentile Wage
$64,970
50th Percentile Wage
$75,590
75th Percentile Wage
$82,270
90th Percentile Wage
$95,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$75,590
1.49% 21.97%
2021
$74,460
4.02% -
2020
$71,470
8.70% -
2019
$65,250
3.98% -
2018
$62,650
0.03% -
2017
$62,630
2.95% -
2016
$60,780
2.27% -
2015
$59,400
2.46% -
2014
$57,940
-0.19% -
2013
$58,050
-1.60% -
2012
$58,980
- -

Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,590 in Rockford is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Rockford is 6.1 percent (6.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Kankakee-Bradley and 22.9 percent (22.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kankakee-Bradley
$80,470
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$80,150
Springfield
$76,420
Champaign-Urbana
$76,320
Danville
$75,760
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$75,740
Rockford
$75,590
Decatur
$75,490
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$75,310
Bloomington
$75,260
Peoria
$72,970
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$72,430
Carbondale-Marion
$72,130
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$70,020
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$66,280
Bloomington-Normal
$58,290

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.